diff --git a/esphome/components/sensor/__init__.py b/esphome/components/sensor/__init__.py
index 051098f6e4..51b61b78cb 100644
--- a/esphome/components/sensor/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/sensor/__init__.py
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ from esphome.const import (
     DEVICE_CLASS_VOLUME_STORAGE,
     DEVICE_CLASS_WATER,
     DEVICE_CLASS_WEIGHT,
+    DEVICE_CLASS_WIND_DIRECTION,
     DEVICE_CLASS_WIND_SPEED,
     ENTITY_CATEGORY_CONFIG,
 )
@@ -153,6 +154,7 @@ DEVICE_CLASSES = [
     DEVICE_CLASS_VOLUME_STORAGE,
     DEVICE_CLASS_WATER,
     DEVICE_CLASS_WEIGHT,
+    DEVICE_CLASS_WIND_DIRECTION,
     DEVICE_CLASS_WIND_SPEED,
 ]
 
diff --git a/esphome/const.py b/esphome/const.py
index 8c2a1066bd..369dfd2dbe 100644
--- a/esphome/const.py
+++ b/esphome/const.py
@@ -1217,6 +1217,7 @@ DEVICE_CLASS_VOLUME_STORAGE = "volume_storage"
 DEVICE_CLASS_WATER = "water"
 DEVICE_CLASS_WEIGHT = "weight"
 DEVICE_CLASS_WINDOW = "window"
+DEVICE_CLASS_WIND_DIRECTION = "wind_direction"
 DEVICE_CLASS_WIND_SPEED = "wind_speed"
 
 # state classes